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Work Life DomainLearning Goals Expectations Activitiesa. Read and interpret employment information innewspaper ads and other print material.b. Use the Internet to locate job openings.c. Describe the importance of personal contactsin the employment search (e.g., the “hiddenjob market”).d. Explain what public and private job placementagencies do and the costs associated witheach.e. Describe services offered by and utilize thelocal department of employment training.f. Locate job openings using one or more searchmethod.g. Apply to at least one job.1. Knows how to search foremployment.Developing Your Vision, Book 4.Life Skills Activities for Secondary, V-12, Searching for a Job,p. 338-340.Making It on Your Own, How Do I Find A Job? p. 3.Making It on Your Own, Learn More About Finding Jobs, p.3-6.Making It on Your Own, Reading Job Advertisements, p. 7.PAYA, Module 3, Employment, Job Hunting, p. 41-47.PAYA, Module 3, Employment, Newspaper Ads, p. 72-77;79-81.Pocket Guide, Employment, p. 20-21.Pocket Guide Instructions, Employment, p. 23-27.Ready, Set, Fly! Employment #5.Ready, Set, Fly! Employment #6.SEALS II, Ask Wendy, p. 23.SEALS II, Getting Ready for Work, p. 24.Young Person’s Guide, C. 6, 7, 8, and 13.Mapping Your Future, Conducting the Job Search –http://mapping-your-future.org/planning/thejobse.htm2. Can complete a jobapplication.a. Develop a personal fact sheet to use whencompleting job applications.b. Define terms commonly used on jobapplications.c. Interpret application questions and provideappropriate responses.d. Complete two job applications.e. Tell the importance of good job references.Creative Life Skills Activities, Activity 73, Assume anIdentity.FUTURE/PATH, p. 30.Life Skills Activities for Secondary, V-22, A Job Application,p. 364-367.Making It on Your Own, Getting Your Facts Together, p. 8.PAYA, Module 3, Employment, Personal Fact Sheet, p. 65-70.PAYA, Module 3, Employment, Application p. 71; 83-85.Pocket Guide Instructions, Applications, p. 27-39.Ready, Set, Fly! Employment #7.Ready, Set, Fly! Employment #8.SEALS II, Starting Your Job Search, p. 25.Young Person’s Guide, C. 10.Life Skills Guidebook 151©2004 by Casey Family Programs.